NMSA 29-13-6. Distribution of law enforcement protection fund
AI-assisted research summary: The state treasurer must distribute certified fund amounts to specified recipients, and the law enforcement standards and training council may trigger withholding for noncompliant governmental entities.
29-13-6. Distribution of law enforcement protection fund. A. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the fund the amounts certified by the division to be distributed to governmental entities and the peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors fund as required in Section 29-13- 4 NMSA 1978. Payments shall be made by the treasurer to the appropriate governmental entity or fund unless otherwise specified in Subsection C of this section. B. The state treasurer is authorized to redirect a distribution to the New Mexico finance authority in an amount certified by the division, pursuant to an ordinance or a resolution passed by the municipality or county and a written agreement of the municipality or county and the New Mexico finance authority. C. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the money in the fund money certified by the division to be distributed to tribes. Payment shall be made to the chief financial officer of the tribe. If necessary, the fund may be decreased below the level of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to enable payment to the tribes. If insufficient money remains in the fund to fully compensate the tribes, a report shall be made to the Indian affairs department and to an appropriate interim committee of the legislature that reviews issues having impact on tribes by September 1 of the year of the shortfall. D. The New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council may notify the division and the state treasurer to withhold the distribution to any governmental entity that has failed to submit required reports to the council as provided in Section 29-7-7.2 NMSA 1978 or that employs law enforcement officers who have failed to submit proof of completion of required in-service law enforcement training as required in Section 29-7- 7.1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1983, ch. 289, § 6; 1993, ch. 179, § 8; 1994, ch. 54, § 2; 1996, ch. 28, § 4; 1998, ch. 83, § 5; 2002, ch. 78, § 6; 2002, ch. 92, § 4; 2017, ch. 1, § 3; 2023, ch. 86, § 9.